Definition of Overcrowding

1. Noun. The action or event of a space having more occupants than that space can accommodate. ¹

2. Verb. (present participle of overcrowd) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overcrowding

1. overcrowd [v] - See also: overcrowd

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overcrowding

overcritically
overcriticize
overcriticized
overcriticizes
overcriticizing
overcrop
overcropped
overcropping
overcrops
overcrossing
overcrow
overcrowd
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overcrowdedness
overcrowding
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overcrows
overcultivate
overcultivated
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overcunning
overcup oak
overcure
overcured
overcures
overcuring
overcurious
overcuriously
overcut

Literary usage of Overcrowding

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"The one condition which permits of precise and comprehensive statement is overcrowding. A standard has been officially adopted in England based on the ..."

2. Problems of Child Welfare by George Benjamin Mangold (1914)
"Prevention of Overcrowding. Fatalities among children depend in part on the bad housing ... Overcrowding may take one of the following forms: first, ..."

3. Report to Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department by Great Britain Poor Law Commissioners (1842)
"The following may be given as examples of the statements in respect to overcrowding in the rural districts in England. Mr. TPJ Grant ham, medical officer of ..."

4. Housing Reform: A Hand-book for Practical Use in American Cities by Lawrence Veiller (1910)
"Of these, congestion and overcrowding are two of the more important. ... We talk about crowding and overcrowding, and congestion of population. ..."

5. Behind Bars in Brazil by Joanne Mariner, James Cavallaro (1998)
"Remedying the Overcrowding Crisis There are only two basic ways to handle prison overcrowding: through new construction or through the release of excess ..."

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